Jerusalem
note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv

Total Area

8,019.34 sq mi20,770.00 sq km(slightly smaller than New Jersey)

Population

5,938,093 (July 2001 est. )
note: includes about 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050

8,516,835

Languages

Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language